In response to the Captain's toast Jat a "sayonara" banquet this evening, Japan's ex-Premier, Mr. Wal who heads the Japanese! ldclegation to the forthcoming Fiv Power Naval Disarmament Gonfer-
London, said:
Believe me, I am travelling with high hopes for the success of the London conference. Some eight ars ago, my friends and colleague, se aunt Kato, sailed by this line: to attend the Washington Conferlence. 1 recall that, at that time, some people thought the invitation to the Washington Conference was like the coming of a national peril, but I never entertained such an idea.
The result was a great success for world peace and the burdens of its peoples were greatly removed. When the Geneva Confetence was proposed, I was the head of the Government an heartily accepted invitation and asked Admiral Viscount Saito to be the chief delegate.
am a whole-hearted supporter' of disarmament and I am proud of; my mission."—Reuter. ietoria, B.C., Dee. 11.
The Siberia Maru arrived here early yesterday morning. Among the passengers were the merabers of the Japanese Delegation now en route to Washington and to the Five Power Naval Conference in London. The head of the Delega-ties ie Mr. Wakatstki, the former:
Premier of Japan—Reuter.
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